Faranja Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Faranja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Faranja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faranja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faranja occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faranja.
How Common Is The Last Name Faranja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Faranja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faranja are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Faranja is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Niger Faranja occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farzanjah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Faransa | 86 | 218 | / |
| Faranca | 86 | 61 | / |
| Farenja | 86 | 27 | / |
| Faranza | 86 | 25 | / |
| Faranha | 86 | 15 | / |
| Feranja | 86 | 11 | / |
| Farania | 86 | 4 | / |
| Foranja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faranya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farajnia | 80 | 491 | / |
| Farahnia | 80 | 257 | / |
| Farranha | 80 | 28 | / |
| Fahrenja | 80 | 14 | / |
| Farhania | 80 | 12 | / |
| Farainji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Faransas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ferhanja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Farhanji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faransau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faragnia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faranjee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farenjia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farranza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farrania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farajnejhad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Farandzha | 75 | 28 | / |
| Farhanjeh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Farrancha | 75 | 14 | / |
| Farhaniah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Farhatnia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Farahania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farzanjou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farhansah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faraangej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farajnzad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faranseas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farhaniat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Varanje | 71 | 149 | / |
| Ferania | 71 | 147 | / |
| Faranso | 71 | 80 | / |
| Farange | 71 | 28 | / |
| Faranye | 71 | 28 | / |
| Farhangnia | 71 | 24 | / |
| Farahamnia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Faramji | 71 | 8 | / |
| Faranco | 71 | 5 | / |
| Varania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faranhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foronja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Varanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faranie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faranhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhanjesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhansaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faramzai | 67 | 144 | / |
| Fahranie | 67 | 71 | / |
| Faransso | 67 | 19 | / |
| Farhanie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Forranca | 67 | 8 | / |
| Farhange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ferahnia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Varranza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faragner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pharanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farancey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faramzad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faramsat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varansai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varrenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fareanio | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faranja
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